You may think you know your partner better than they know themselves, from their inside leg measurement to how they like their proverbial eggs in the morning, but how much do you actually know about their financial past?

With online dating the number one way to meet a new partner, we are at the mercy of what information a new mate cares to divulge once you swipe left and take the next step.

New statistics show that 70% of people know more about their other halves exes than their intimate money matters.

I remember when I was in my late teens – and that wasn’t yesterday folks! – I applied for a credit card but was refused due to my credit score. What was this creature they spoke of??? I had never heard of such a thing. This was before the days of simply googling the answers to anything so I painstakingly figured out what was going on, called the relevant agency and acquired my credit score – at a cost!

Turns out the reason I didn’t qualify was that I didn’t have much credit already so I wasn’t a good bet for them – twisted, huh? You had to have credit to get credit but couldn’t get credit because I didn’t have credit – doh! Vicious circle.

Once I had my credit score info, it all became clear – but I highly resented having to pay to get my own information!

Fast forward to today and I’m confident after years of buying and banking, my credit score should be looking pretty sexy by now! Save for the fact I forget to pay things on time etc, I fancied a look at this score of mine, some 20-odd years on.

No way was I paying for the privilege this time around so a quick Google and I came up with Clearscore.  I got a bit engrossed and some scary statistics which were pretty frightening reading in this unstable financial age – so much reason to really find out about a new beau before you share your worldly goods with them ladies!!